Legal Opinion
Richmond County Hospital Authority v. McLain
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 9, 1965No. 41240PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dimn, Judge.
Under Code Ann. § 114-101, an employer for Workmen’s Compensation purposes includes, as to governmental units, the State of Georgia, all departments and political divisions thereof, counties and municipalities. With . certain stated exceptions it does not include any non-profit corporation. Public charities are explicitly excluded under Code Ann. § 114-107.
The Richmond County Hospital Authority is a public nonprofit corporation. Code Ann. §§ 99-1502 (a), 99-1506. The general rule is that an authority, which is an agency of one or more participating governmental units created by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Stegall v. Southwest Ga. Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Knowles v. Housing Authority of ColumbusSupreme Court of Georgia · 1956
- Stegall v. Southwest Georgia Regional Housing AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1944
- Dejarnette v. Hospital Authority of AlbanySupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
- Ty Ty Consolidated School District v. Colquitt Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1922
3Cited by21 opinions
- Thomas v. Hospital AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- National Labor Relations Board v. Highview, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Bradfield v. Hospital AuthoritySupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
- Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority v. GaitherSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
- HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF ALBANY v. StewartSupreme Court of Georgia · 1970
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